Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.0), 1421 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, Va 22243-5120

R -- LIGITATION SUPPORT FOR CONTRACTS COMPETENCY POC Contact, Sue VanHorn, Phone (703)342-1825 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to procure Contractor Advisory and Assistance Services in support of the Contracts Competency, AIR-2.0. Solicitation N0019-96-R-0040 will contain a base year plus two option years averaging approximately 27,000 hours per year. The services include highly specialized technical, engineering, legal and administrative services in order to support NAVAIR claims, requests for equitable adjustment and defective pricing actions appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Due to the nature of the Government's requirement, the contractor must maintain facilities that are located within fifteen (30) miles of the main gate on Navy Litigation Office located in Crystal City, Virginia. To be considered for award, the contractor must have a secret security facilities clearance. Pursuant to FAR 19.703(a) the following applies: This requirement is offered for limited competition to eligible 8(a) concerns; the SIC code for this requirement is 8711. This procurement is 100 percent set-aside for 8(a) firms whose average annual receipts for their preceding three fiscal years do not exceed $20 million. Interested 8(a) firms are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as expeditiously as possible. The Navy intends to release the Request for Proposal (RFP) via the internet. Requests for RFPs may be sent via E-mail to )VanHorn Susan%PAX9B@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL(. Written requests may be sent to: Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Code 2.5.1.4.10, Building 588, Mail Stop 32, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304, or facsimile transmittal to (301) 342-1853. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO SEND RESPONSES. All internet responses must provide the return internet address and a Post Office mailing address within the body of the response. Internet responses without the aforementioned addresses will not be recognized. The solicitation will be made available only over the Internet in Word 6.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home page, located on the World Wide Web (WWW). Hard copies will NOT be available for pickup or mailing. The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as MOSAIC and NETSCAPE. Offerors who have requested on electronic copy of the RFP will be notified via E-Mail when it is released. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home Page is: http://www.navair.navy.mil/air02/air214/conthome.htm. The point of contact is Sue Van Horn, AIR-2.5.1.4.10 - - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 50048-96. (0205)

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